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Survey of English Place-Names

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Knightestoftesende

Field in the Parish of Hemsby

Historical Forms

  • Knightestoftesende 1308 ChNCP
  • Knyghthestoftesende 1366–7 Acc

Etymology

Knightestoftesende 1308 ChNCP, Knyghthestoftesende 1366–7 Acc Hem(cniht,found early as a surname in Nf and Sf, v. Reaney s.n. Knight, and toft, ende1)

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement